Please Help Me Decide Between Between Two Undergraduate Schools (Pre-med)

[reginphalange]

Hi, I’m a high school senior trying to decide between the University of Wisconsin- Madison and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I would be a biology major (pre-med or pre-pa) in each and they gave me about the same amount of financial aid (Madison would give me $2000 less a year than UIUC). However, at UIUC I would be a biology major in the college of Liberal Arts and Science while at Madison, I would be in the college of Agricultural and Life Sciences. It may be harder for me to change my major (in case I need to) to something outside of the biological and agricultural sciences at Madison since I would have to change colleges. They are both big public research universities and both have hospitals that I could work or volunteer at. I visited UIUC and I thought the campus was fine, but I have never visited Madison and probably won’t before I have to make a decision due to COVID-19 (although people say Madison has a beautiful campus). UIUC is located in a small city and Madison is located in a big city. I am also Asian-American and I have seen that Madison is less diverse than UIUC in terms of race, although this part is not too important. Any information and advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

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[PapaGuava]

I'd probably choose the campus in the bigger city because of more opportunities for volunteering/shadowing down the road, but in the end, it will come down to your gut feeling with these two since you are receiving relatively same amount of money and will be able to have the same major.